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It's quarterly earnings time, and amid the news we see a picture of rapid growth in tablet shipments, and another quarter of slipping PC shipments. Continue Reading »

App sales generated USD 12 Bn in 2012, and that figure is set to grow to USD 20.4 Bn in 2013. Continue Reading »

Worldwide, smartphone and tablet users downloaded 46 billion apps in 2012, and they will download a further 82 billion apps in 2013, almost doubling the size of the market. We all know games are popular, but what else are people downloading? Continue Reading »

Worldwide, apps generated approximately USD 12 billion in 2012, a figure set to grow to over USD 60 billion in 2017. But where is this money coming from? Continue Reading »

While smartphone and tablet sales are driving rapid growth in the apps user base everywhere, no region is seeing that growth faster than Asia Pac. Continue Reading »

[INFOGRAPHIC] Illustrates growth in smartphone markets, and the already huge feature phone market. Continue Reading »

While many countries still struggle amid tough economic conditions, the wireless space continues to see significant growth worldwide, and remains a highly exciting industry representing massive opportunities.  Continue Reading »

By 2016, annual smartphone shipments worldwide will reach 1.1 billion units, more than half of all handsets shipped. Continue Reading »

In full year 2012, worldwide mobile service revenues reached $1.4 Trillion US Dollars, a figure up from $1.3 Trillion US Dollars in full year 2011.  Continue Reading »

Infographic showing current level of SMS revenue growth, highlighting the dominance of the Asia Pacific market and strengths of selected key vendors. Continue Reading »